Spout attachment.



B. E. BRUNSVOLD. SPOUT ATTACHMENT.

APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 30, 191].

1,267,599. Patented May 28,1918,

NEE $1 s s. 5.. .t.

BENDICK E. BRUNSVOLD, 0F HATTON, NORTH DAKOTA.

SPOUT ATTACHMENT.

Application filed June 30, 1917. Serial No. 177,907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENDIOK E. BRUNS- VOLD, a citizen of the UnitedStates residing at Hatton, in the county of Traill and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SpoutAttachments, of which the following is a specification reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvement-s in spout attachments andit is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved deviceof this general character which can be readily and conveniently appliedto an operative position and which serves to afford an extension for thespout proper.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a novel and improveddevice of this general character which when in applied position isprovided with a pivoted member serving as an extension for the spout andwhich pivoted member can be readily adjusted into or out of operativeposition.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved spoutattachment wherein certain important advantages are attained and thedevice rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenientand advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the ac companyingdrawings wherein- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a spout attachmentconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and shownapplied to the milk spout or tube of a cream separator, a portion of theseparator being indicated by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of my improved attachment showing the samein a second position, the co-acting portion of a cream separator beingindicated in dotted lines with a portion of the milk spout or tube inelevation; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings 1 denotes the milk spout ortube of a cream separator and to which my improved attachment isapplied. As herein embodied I my improved attachment embodies a splitcollar 2 having its terminals 3 extending substantially radiallytherefrom and with which co-acts a clamping member 4 whereby the collar2 may be effectively mounted upon the discharge end of the spout or tube1.

The outer end portions of the terminals 2 have disposed therethrough thebolt 5 or the like with which are engaged the terminal portions of thearms 6 arranged in parallelism and extending on a predetermined inclinefrom the free margins of the elongated and substantially straight memberor chute 7. The arms 6 are connected with the member or chute 7 at apredetermined distance inwardly of the rear end portion thereof, and thefree ends of said arms terminate inwardly of the rear end of the chuteso that when the said member or chute 7 is swung downwardly the rear endportion thereof will underlie the free end portion of the spout or tube1 so that said spout or tube 1 will discharge directly in the member orchute 7.

My improved attachment is especially adapted for use in connection withcream separators in view of the fact that the separator tank with whichthe spout or tube 1 communicates generally holds about two pails ofmilk. When the milk is first discharged through the spout or tube 1 thechute 7 is thrown upwardly into an inoperative position as illustratedin Fig. 2 of the drawings and the milk is discharged within a. bucketsuitably positioned therebelow. When this bucket is substantially filledit is only necessary to swing the chute or member 7 downwardly and themilk will be carried by said chute and caused to discharge within asecond bucket. By this arrangement the operator can keep the separatorat the same speed as it is not necessary to stop cranking to changebuckets or pails.

From the foregoing description,- it is thought to be obvious that aspout attachment constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated and it will also beobvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modificationwithout materially departing from the appearance and spirit thereof andfor this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to theprecise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown incarrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. A spout attachment comprising a collar adapted to be engaged with aspout and provided with a substantially radially disposed upstandingextension, a substantially straight chute provided at opposite sideswith transversely spaced arms pivotally engaged with the extension ofthe collar, said arms being positioned inwardly of the rear end of the.chute and disposed on a predeter-V mined incline toward said end.

2. A spout attachment comprising a collar adapted to be engaged with aspoutand provided with a substantially radially disposed upstandingextension, a substantially.

straight chute provided at opposite sides With transversely spaced armspivotally engaged-with the extension of the collar, said 00,101 of thispatent may be obtained for .3. In combination with end of the chute anddisposed on a predetermined incline toward said end, and terminatinginwardly thereof.

the milk spout of a cream separator provided with an upstandingextension adjacent the discharge end thereof,. a substantially straightchute provided at its opposite sides with transversely spaced armspivotally engaged with the extension of the spout, said armsbeingpositioned inwardly of the rear end'of the chute and disposed on apredetermined incline toward said end whereby the'rear end portion ofthe chute may underlie the discharge end portion of the spout.

In testlmony whereof I hereunto afiix'my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

, BEN. E. BRUNSVOLD. ,Witnesses: I -f i E. G. BRUNsvoLD,

, ABRAHAM HANSON.

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